Dust-guard for bottle-stoppers



(No Model.)

G. KNIERIEMEN. DUST GUARD FOR BOTTLE STOPPERS.

No. 601,058. Patented Mar. 22, .1898.

I Z/ INVENTOR MMLUVLZ/VLI/ ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE KNIERIEMEN, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

DUST-G UARD FOR BOTTLE-STOPPERS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 601,058, dated March 22,1898.

Application filed April 21, l 8 9 7.

To all whom it Wwty concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE KNIERIEMEN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Camden, State of New J ersey, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Dust-Guards forBottle-Stoppers,

which improvement is fully set forth in the folbottle.

Similar letters ofv reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a bottle-stopper of the orderknown as internal, or where it is opened by being pressed downwardly orinto the bottle.

It is well known that a space B exists above the plug or body of thestopper, and the same provides a convenient place for the lodgment ofdust,which when the stopper is opened enters with the same into thefluid, the objectionable effect of which is evident. To prevent this, Iemploy the guard O, which consists of a disk, preferably of paper orother in expensive but sufficiently stiff and durable material, which isprovided with openings D, whereby the guard may be fitted over the loopor handle E of the stopper and rest on the mouth of the bottle, thuscompletely covering Serial No. 633,102. (No model.)

the space B and consequently the mouth of the bottle.

It will be noted that when the guard is in place on the bottle theportions of the outer edge of the loop E, below the maximum diameterthereof, bear against or contact with the guard C, so as to effectivelyretain the latter in position under all conditions.

When the bottle is to be opened, the guard may be lifted or torn off,whereby the dust or dirt thereof accompanies the same, and thus thespace B and the top of the plug of the stopper is in clean condition andso may be pushed into the bottle in order to open the same.

It will of course be understood that it is not necessary to lift or tearoff the guard, as the same will be automatically detached or will leavethe loop when the stopper is pressed in.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A bottle-stopper provided with a handle adapted to hold said stopperin closed position and having a loop at its upper end and a disk fittedon said loop, said disk being held in proximity to the neck of saidbottle by its contact with the portions of said loop exterior to saidbottle.

2. A bottle-stopper provided with a handle adapted to hold said stopper.in closed position and having a loop at its upper end and a disk fittedon said loop and held in place on the top of the neck of said bottle byits contact with the outer portions of saidloop below the maximumdiameter of the latter.

GEORGE KNIERIEMEN.

Witnesses:

WM. 0. WIEDERSHEIM, O. D. MOVAY.

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